Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupTechnology
Event SubgroupTransportation accident
Event TypeRail
PlaceToronto, Ontario
Event Start DateNovember 19, 1997
Event End DateNovember 19, 1997
CommentsOn November 19th at 4:16pm (local), 2 GO trains collided in Toronto. One train was carrying over 800 passengers and had just departed Union Station. The second train was empty, and was reversing on the same line as the first. Although this was a relatively low speed collision (the first train at ~20 km/hr and the second at ~3 km/hr), 54 passengers and 2 crew members sustained minor injuries.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected56
EvacuatedUnknown
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People AffectedUnknown
Magnitude0.0